Leah Cairns

Canadian actress (b. 1974)
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Leah Cairns is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Lieutenant Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson in Battlestar Galactica and as Kathryn MacLaren in the TV series "Travelers."

Cairns was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, and grew up in Kamloops. Cairns appeared in Robson Arms before winning a recurring role as Jenna in Godiva's, for which she received a Leo Award nomination in 2006 for Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series. Joining the Battlestar cast as Raptor pilot/ECO Racetrack at the end of season one, her performance impressed showrunners and Racetrack became a recurring character for the rest of the show. During BSG's season three Cairns also played Emily Hollander on the ABC Family series Kyle XY and appeared in Sanctuary. On the silver screen, she appeared in 88 Minutes and played Lois in Interstellar. In 2018, she co-starred in the film Diminuendo opposite Richard Hatch, her friend from the BSG reboot.

Cairns had a recurring role as Kathryn "Kat" MacLaren for the three seasons (2016–2018) of the series Travelers.

Date of Birth2nd June 1974
Age50 Years
Zodiac SignGemini
CountryCanada
Current CityNorth Vancouver
Birth PlaceNorth Vancouver
ReferenceIMDB
Career Start2005 (19 years ago)

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